Weight Loss

Here is an incredibly easy dish that anyone can whip up in a matter of minutes when they come home from work hungry. Fresh seasonal veges, lightly sautéed in oodles of coconut oil or grass fed butter with mountains of garlic to keep the vampires away, as well as build up the immune system- double whammy!!

The temperatures are soaring where I live, so heavy foods are just not kosher thanks. My body wants light, fresh, healthy meals so it can focus on dealing with the heat. I don’t want to give it food that will only cause me to get ….even more hot…that would be wrong on so many levels… bahahahha

Another thing- if you cant laugh at yourself, then you certainly can’t laugh at much in life… enjoy your light foods, and enjoy a light attitude in life… life becomes so much more pleasant and FUN!!

So you have come home on one of these stinking hot evenings without a meal planned.. oops– BUT as you went to the markets in the weekend to stock up on fresh local, cheap, organic veges… you have a fridge stock piled full of crisp, delicious seasonal veges ready to be eaten…

How to make your veges SEXY!

If you don’t want a salad.. and let’s face it some nights/days we do want some cooked food.. this is a recipe perfect for warm al-dente food. I saw this in a workshop I was a participant of with Mona Hecke as the presentor. I think it needs to be shared far and wide. It is so simple, so easy, and oh so delish!

Use veges that are in season now!

Asparagus 1- 2 bunches.

Garlic 2-3 cloves.. the more the merrier if you ask me!

Coconut oil or grass fed butter. – I use quite a lot of either of these. Love the stuff.

In a flat pan, melt the butter and sauté the garlic… yum that aroma!!! Brown the garlic- the pic- that is important for presentation.

THEN add the asparagus and sauté till only just al-dente.. not long at all. I like my veges still crunchy. It keeps their integrity.. life is good with integrity….

Dice up a selection of colourful in season veges:

Egg plant

Red Pepper

Onion

Baby tomatoes

-whatever you have in the house! This was one version.. add more!!! – add mushroom, zucchini, carrot, beetroot, green beans…

Dice them chunky– you want big bits. Man size!

IN a wok, stir fry them lightly with coconut oil and loads of garlic again..Himalayan salt (contains 84 trace minerals no longer available in foods we eat..) and a bit of cayenne because I love it.

Only stir fry for a short time, 5 min max… don’t over cook!! Al-dente everything with this dish!

Voila- dinner is ready! In a flash!

Parmesan cheese… you need it.

Grate an ORGANIC parmesan cheeseover your dish once it is plated up, add a sprinkle more Himalayan salt for those minerals and a touch more cayenne to spice up your life.. some grated black peppercorns and dinner fit for a king is served.

Cant handle veges only…want some meat?

Sure!! It is this easy: Stir fry some organic free range chicken in with the garlic and butter/coconut oil.. EASY!!!!YES??.

This dish is perfect made for one- or served as part of a dinner party. Your guests will LOVE it!!!

And .. so long as you don’t heat the butter/oil too high- this dish can still be called RAW. If it stays under 46C – its technically RAW. Happy days for all the raw foodists out there. Me? I’m easy raw or cooked- I don’t like boxes and think it is dangerous to follow any diet too closely.. diets are diets- made by man for financial gain, designed to fail especially if not sustainable. 100% raw is not sustainable for most people, nor is it recommended by many health practitioners- such as those with a Chinese medicine background. More raw foods in Summer makes sense as it is hotter out there, and we naturally gravitate towards lighter, meals (raw sweets are NOT LIGHT….) In the Winter, we do like heavier type meals- but they don’ t HAVE to be ‘ heavy’ ; they CAN be gently cooked using slow cookers- resulting in soft, tender, easy to digest warming meals…

Think about food logically and don’t let the marketing get you- those marketers are very clever and are paid well to suck us in.. come out of the matrix my friends!!

Healthy food made fun.

Healthy food made easy!

Healthy Food made AFFORDABLE!

Enjoy and don’t spend too much time in the kitchen.. there is more to life!!!

xx Vashte xx

Saturday the 18th October.- Living Life OutLoud held a Weightloss and Healthy Snacks Wholefood Workshopin Budds Beach.

A small and very eager group gathered to learn and feast on foods made with new ingredients.. a taste bonanza..an experience to behold!

“Great class. Showed me a better way to eat and educated me on the dangers of today’s foods.” A Marchitto October 2014

My workshops are designed to give you more. Not take options away. When we take options away- the brain translates that to a ‘diet’ and immediately starts to crave the very things you a trying to avoid. Instead of ‘avoiding ‘ or ‘missing out’ on anything in life, I help train your mind to replace ingredients as opposed to ‘not being allowed’ things. I train you to live with an abundant mentalityas opposed to a ‘poverty or lack’ mentality.

Wholefoood is delicious. It is made from foods that are high in nutrients, and often low in calories. The food we get from premade, pre-packaged, fast food is high in calories and low in nutrients– which explains why people can eat an entire pizza and still be hungry. If the food we eat is nutrient dead, the body and the brain will make you continue to seek out nutrients… no matter how many calories you consume. Wholefoods provide both.Wholefoods provide nutrient dense food- so the body feels full, and IS full, and the brain is therefore also fed. It is very hard to overeat when you eat wholefood. The body and brain just will not allow it.

In my workshops I explain how to ‘lose weight’ without dieting, and without pills, potions and lotions. I give you the tools to empoweryou. As you learn new ingredients one at a time, and how they might benefit you- how to use them– and what to replace dead foods with.. the mystery is lifted from healthy eating, and what ‘healthy eating ‘actually is!!!

Empowering people for better choices in life. If it starts with food for you.. then it starts with food for you! Let it start somewhere! One step at a time!

“Very impressed with the alternative options for foods and the flavours were so intense and rich. I will certainly be introducing these into my life. ” F Cook October 2014

“Great! Freely asking questions! Vashte is full of knowledge and explains in layman’s terms. I look forward to attending another workshop. It was a relaxed and friendly environment” P Cote October 2014

If you think you can’t eat sweet treats when you live a healthy lifestyle, think again. It is all about the ingredients- the quality and the quantity. I use Purely Natural products in my sweet foods especially. They are certified Living Food- raw, organic and fairtrade.Their products make me want to meltevery time I open the lids. Ingredients either make or break- your meal, and you in the end. Why fill your amazing body with food (fuel) that is not fit for human consumption.. as many ingredients found on the shelves of supermarkets are? I choose to fill my body with the best products I can find, and happily share them with you. Take what you like away- but just implement one thing, just one thing…that is how you start to make a change in life.

These workshops are designed for beginners. They are designed to welcome you, give you confidence, and get you started in learning about the body, the brain and how food can affect so much in life. Ideas and cencepts I have been working with for many years. Ideas you can take on board, research for yourself and make your own decisions about. I want to encourage you to take back the ownership of your own lives. Take back the mind control. Ask questions. Ask where our food is coming from. Get to know local farmers. Get to know local wholefood cafes, and markets. Vote with your dollar and force the health revolution into full swing!

“Amazing. Simple inspiration to go home and make changes to my eating habits. It was full of information and tips with questions answered. Vashte, you rock” R Doherty October 2014

I invite you to come to one of my remaining workshops in Nov or Dec. There are three dates left.

Nov 1 – Weightloss and Healthy Snacks

Nov 15 – A Wholefood Healthy CHRISTMAS

Dec 6 – Healthy Sweet treats

I have a few spaces left in each- please email me here: info@vashte.comfor details on how to get a ticket. The workshops are very small to keep it personal, hands on and welcoming. There is no SuperFood Snobbery in my Workshops. There are no seminar style classes. All questions are welcomed. You sit and dine once you make your foods, and you take the recipes with you.

The idea for Wholefood Workshops was borne from people asking me about the food I eat, how to eat, how to lose weight. How to be healthy. The workshops have proven a success, and fun for all who have jumped on board! Including me! They are by no means extensive, but they are an introduction for you to be able to take away one or two concepts and implement them into your lifestyles. THAT is how TRUE change takes place. Baby step, by baby step. THAT is how a baby learns to walk.. why is health any different. I grow each day, and I hope you do to.

Choose to empower yourself with knowledge, and then apply it.

How about instead of waiting to get sick and then relying for the rest of your life on pharmaceutical drugs that possibly, maybe, could (by a very very very long shot fix the issue you present with- or bandaid it) but also cause as a knock-on effect, a series of other issues, often life-threatening… instead of falling into that trap…. choose to remove yourself from the matrix and live in PREVENTATIVE HEALTH. NEVERget sick because your immune system is so kickass strong, your mind is alert and awake… bugs tremble when you approach!Live a Life OutLoudand Life a Life Like Mine! Bugs die from the shadow I cast. I am so strong in Mind, Body and Spirit.

If you want a piece of the action too… you best high tail it in to one of the last remaining workshopsI have available for this year. Just get your butt in and become enlightened!! And have some fun! !!

If you want to join me in the last workshops for the year- email me to secure your spaces. November is almost full- for both workshops – so if you are thinking about it… I recommend doing something about it. Jump on board!! You wont be disappointed. !!!

Ohhh I can hear the bongo drums.. hips are starting to wiggle (lol) .. the sun is shining… the water calls.. ah yes, the sweet sound of Summer approaching.

My favourite time of the year is NOW. Spring! Flowers bloom and there is a sense of starting over once again. A general upbeat tempo in the air, no one can put their finger on it but for me, it happens every Sept and Oct. OK mostly – there have been a couple of off years, but we choose not focus on them. Brilliant months!!

FUN PERSONIFIED!

I’m sharing with you a fabulous smoothie I created the other night. I had a mother of a sweet tooth and for the life of me, I was not leaving the kitchen! How funny.. creating and playing. It gives me a sense of freedom and respite as I trial new ideas in there. Curbs that hankering as I make something delicious from myWholefoods Kitchen.

My, my.. hasn’t the world changed for me… as I hope it changes for you too. A life remaining the same is rather a dull life and far too ordinary.

When a sweet tooth for me hits, very rarely am I off to buy rubbish from the shops. But it can happen. I prefer..and so does Craig, that I head to the Creative Lounge:My Kitchen and start playing in there!

Healthy Sweet Treats that won’t send your, or my blood sugars into a rage- and far surpass the flavours available from cheap, poisonous ingredients…out there… ewwww

This tasted as good as it looks- I hope you think it looks lush!

A perfect and easy smoothie for any time, any day and is sure to curb that sugar craving.. but you probably don’t get those.. maybe it is just me… lol.

I have balanced the sugars from the fruits with avocado and activated nuts..which I then stir fried in coconut oil and coconut nectar… you know I bat for most sides when it comes to food- if you are a raw foodist- just don’t cook the nuts- boom. Happy days

Cashews are my nut of choice here- they produce a creamy texture- which is why they are used in so many raw food recipes.

Avocados are used in smoothies 90% of the time in my Wholefood Kitchen as they also create a delicious creamy texture, balance out sugars, and help with fatloss.

Using the nuts and avocado you are sure to enjoy a filling and delicious smoothie- beyond all your wildest dreams!These are the ‘secrets’ behind all those amazing smoothies out there.. now you know.. no excuses at home! Also a great way to sneak Avocado into picky kids foods. – They get a treat they think is icecream- you have a giggle and enjoy the balanced behaviour after one of these as opposed to the anti freeze, refined sugar laden icecream sold for kids….

Enjoy. I am SURE you will as much as we did

For a discount on the best coconut nectaravailable click HERE for the code and HERE for the website. Have a good squizz around. I love their products. You will get 15% off any product using my discount- because we lurve you for hanging out here with me.

Coconut Nectar from Purely Natural– oh my Lord I love this stuff. I added quite a bit this evening- I wanted that sweetness without the guilt.

Ice- loads to create your ice-cream thickness

Blend baby blend!!

Pour into a wine glass! That’s what they are good for these days in my house!!

Top with cashews – stir-fried in coconut oil and coconut nectar if you really want to go wild, sweet cacao nibs – again from Purely Natural (this website is very addictive 😉 ), I had some dried blueberries so added those and then…. Drizzled some more coconut nectar.

Hello!!!

Enjoy- please share with anyone who might like this as an alternative to the usual sweet dead food we eat as a human race!! Tag me in on any pictures you take!! @vashte1

Can you eat a whole entire pizza in one sitting…and then some? I bet you CAN’T eat a whole entire pizza of MINE.

Ever wondered WHY you CAN eat a takeaway or store bought pizza all to yourself, and still be hungry? ..

Would you wonder how I can eat an entire one of those pizza’s an STILL be hungry an hour later..? I’m all of 60kg, 170 cm tall, 16% body fat = pretty lean.

I will give you my reasoning.. you can ask yourself if this makes sense:

THOSE pizzas out there..made from wheat, or even worse..those ‘gluten free’ pizza bases which are made up of ingredients designed for the rubbish… THOSE pizzas are nutrient devoid, and calorie HEAVY BABY. Calories that are useless to the body and can only be stored as FAT. THEIR calories just have no functional use inside these brilliant bodies of ours.. = empty calories. Dead calories. Useless food.

So what happens is when we eat that ‘stuff’…we add calories that only be stored as fat…but because there is no real nutrient value to that ‘stuff’ called food. We are still hungry due to lack of nutrients so the body asks for more- searching for the nutrients it needs! We are not pigs… we are just hungry for quality food! Stop buying that takeaway, frozen, store bought rubbish.. let me show you how easy it is to make your own– really fast!

How about it- can you process that information? Does it potentially hold any glimmer of truth for you? If so, start researching these thoughts!!

If you want pizza..and don’t want to miss out.. I don’t... then try my pizzas!! I gave you recipe for a wheat free pizza some time ago: the recipe is HERE.I have since expounded and played and experimented and boy have I nailed this baby. I AM going to share my updated recipe with you.. because I lurve you..and its fun to share health with anyone who cares…

Make this pizza and tell me what you think! Make a commentand you tell me if I have nailed this sucker! I will NEVER EVER desire that cardboard pizza from shops – be they takeaway or the expensive versions from health food shops.. they are all made of crappy ingredients that do absolute JACK for the body aside from clog it up… save your money and timeand make your own! It is the only way to ensure deliciousnessand to know what is in the food you eat.

BTW – did you know that a gluten free base… is not necessarily a gluten free base.. nor is a gluten free sauce a gluten free sauce etc etc … you see… it can be called ‘glutenfree’ if it is 95% gluten free. That means 5% of whatever you are buying is HIGHLY likely to have gluten in it. IF you are celiac.. as I am- you will KNOW this as truth due to the reaction you get from these ‘health’ products. Same goes for ‘organic’ ..and ANYTHING else. Its NOT guaranteed 100% truth.

What to do to:

BASE:

Preheat oven to approx 120C-140C.

Blend the cauliflower head in a powerful blender. I use a vitamix.If you do not have a blender- you can cook the cauliflower in water. But the issue here is you lose most of the good nutrients in cooking however it is an option for people without blenders.

The vitamix with break the cauliflower up into a wet mush; mash if you have cooked it.

The ‘wetness’ of each cauliflower cannot be determined until you mash it! If you have a wet cauliflower- you will want to ‘strain ‘the excess water out. Use a nut bag- as I use in my nut mylk recipe. Squeeze out the excess wetness. Magic- you have just dried your base out significantly.

In a bowl add the cauliflower with , eggs and 1- 2 cups of mozzarella cheese; season with Himalayan salt, pepper, cumin seeds and cayenne. I often use cayenne pepper to aid with thermagenic digestion. Mix with your hands until it is blended with no chunks.

You want the base to have FLAVOUR adding herbs will be the kicker. Add herbs. Add seasoning. THIS is the secret to an out of this world experience!

Lightly coat a pizza pan with coconut oil.

Press the cauliflower mixture onto the pizza pan with your knuckles for an even thin base. This is the base for your pizza. Press it into a pizza base not more than 2 cms thick. Mould the edges higher to form a thick crust pizza. Make the base pretty thin so it cooks all the way through. If it is too thick it will stay wet.. we want a true to life experience with our pizzas to blow the minds of the nay-sayers!

Remove pizza base from the oven and start to decorate as you would a pizza from the shops or made from home! ie with all your favourite ingredients!

TOPPING

Start with your pizza base. Use the tomato base, pesto base or whatever base you like for your pizza. I used a traditional tomato base for this pizza- and used the leggos tomato paste. Spread it thinly- too much will wet the base out.

While the pizza base was browning you could have been cooking up any meats, browning nuts, sauteeing onions and garlic- if you like those on your pizza so they are ready to just add once the pizza base is ready.

If you think your pizza looks ready.. it is. All we need to do now is add the grated Gouda over top- just a touch.. and she’s ready. Add the roasted cashews in coconut oil too and more garlic if you love it!

Return your pizza to the oven and allow the chesse to melt- this will not take long- all you are doing is melting the cheese and warming the topping- so don’t leave the kitchen!

When it looks sufficiently melted and smells heavenly- she is ready!

Use your pizza cutter to cut pieces, about 5 minutes after it has come out of the oven.This will allow the topping to settle slightly. Add fresh avo once its is portioned out- raw avo on a cooked pizza….YUM!

Use a knife to separate the crust from the edge of the base- the first piece if often a tad messy trying to lift from the pizza base- it is always the way right?! Be gentle with your pizza- she is not made of the usual ingredients!!

Realise a wheat free pizzais not a pizza you are likely to be able to pick up and eat with your hands- so let that go… the next day you may be able to though. As the base is cauliflower and cheese – The cheese binds your base– so once cheese hardens- its becomes more solid. But when it is warm it is soft. Comprendé?!

If this isn’t the best pizza you have eaten.. I’m a monkeys uncle.

Use this base for ANY of your favourite toppings. NEVER eat that dead-food from the shops every again and enjoy pizza any time, any day!

Do you ‘eat fairly well, and healthy.. but keep putting on weight.. or just cannot lose it?

Do you run out of ideas for healthy snacks?

Do you not know what ‘healthy’ is anymore? There is so much advertising calling food ‘healthy’ but.. is it really?

Are you interested in learning about different styles of cooking and food, but not know where to start?

Do you want to know more about different ingredients and how to use them?

Do you want to cut through the ‘crap’and get some good, down to earth, basic knowledge and skills in the kitchen?

Do you want to take the mystery out of healthy eating?

Do you want to be in a comfortable,safe, friendly environment with zero pretentiousness (as some ‘health snobs can be) ?

Come to my Wholefood Workshops to get all these answers…

Either:

Saturday 18th Oct 2014 or

Saturday 1st Nov 2014..

which one are you coming to?!

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What is your question about ‘healthy eating’ that you would like addressed?

In my workshops we are hands on. We are close up and personal. We have fun. We get our hands sticky! We eat what we make and you build your confidence in the kitchen as we debunk myths around ‘healthy eating’together.

I don’t do ‘diets. See someone else for those.

I do lifestyle. Always have, always will.

Long-term results, with a realistic approach to life.

We are all time poor. NOONE has too much time on their hands today – so how do we get around this? By debunking myths designed to keep you ‘in the system’.

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If you want to get out of the matrix – come to my workshop (s).

If you want results – come to my workshop (s).

If you want to have some fun while learning skills you can take home and implement immediately- come to my workshop (s).

BUT

you need to register on or BEFORE Thursday!! Or you miss out!

Email me now: info@vashte.com to get your ticket!

Thursday- last day for a ticket to THISSaturday’s workshop..and if you plan on coming to the 1st Nov- you might want to email me too...first in, first served my friends!!

xx Vashte xx

There are still spaces for the first two wholefood workshops coming up:

Sat 18th Oct 2014

Sat 1 Nov 2014

Are you interested?

I chose to focus on a couple of topics for these- they are the same workshop each time, so don’t book in for both! Unless you want a double wammy!

Topic: Weightloss and Healthy Snacks.

I chose these two topics as I am asked often and constantly about these two topics, and, coming into Summer and Christmas- these are usually topics high on the priority list of many people:

Because people often forget during Winter -that Summer comes quickly after Winter.. so think they will reduce naughty foods.. ‘ tomorrow’ ….and then it’s ‘ suddenly’ Summer and.. another year spent not swimming…

In a bid to ‘lose weight’ – we become even more preoccupied with the very things we think we can’t have.. so end up often snacking MORE often ..consuming more than we would normally..

Great and powerful combo for attaining true health results, if you ask me.

Here is what I think:

I am sick of the weightloss industry and the lies it spews out.

You can not out-train a poor diet.. even if you are training for an iron man/woman. Note how the iron men and women of today are bigger than they have ever been in history. Now that speaks volumes. (I am not talking about the ones who win- I am talking about your friend down the road who enters, trains, and competes in one).

Wanting to lose weight forces the mind to focus on precisely the things you don’t want to focus on.

We are focused on all the wrong things in life– we trust all the wrong people, we believe the hype of clever marketing,we are forgetting to think for ourselves.

We have taken the funout of real-food eating and added so much guilt and shame to food- it is a wonder we actually eat at all…however being ‘ naughty’ is now the ‘ in ‘ thing- on the surface (no one explores compounding guilt afterwards when the party is over do they?!)

We are leading into our hottest months, and that means two things: party seasonand Christmas.. followed closely by January when everyone thinks about dieting again..and then tries it for two weeks in February. Aren’t we sick of Groundhog Day yet? I am.

Those are just a few things I think about these few months coming up and the concept of weightloss.

If you are like me, and love food…

If you are like me, and are sick of the shake diets, the blood diets, the anything diet ….

If you are like me, and realise we need to live…especially coming into the party and festive season…but don’t know howto feel good about yourself, or prepare yourself for the right-now that presents itself at your door: Spring and Summer…

Then please come along to one of these two workshops!

Sat 18th Oct 2014

Sat 1 Nov 2014

There is a minimum number and a maximum number for each workshop I run. Neither of which is met yet. I understand that now is a very busy time for people- that’s the way the end of the year rolls for everyone.

My Sept workshops sold out faster than hotcakes to Eskimos! HERE are the testimonies. Pretty cool. I have had a number of people ask for wholefood workshops in the New Year as they are booked solid on every date released by me till Dec!.

If that is you too- email me to let me know and I will begin prep for the New Year- but to those of you who actually want to make some change NOW,as opposed to ‘Next Year..’ again… you need to book in!

I don’t do diets.

I don’t do short term results.

I DO wholefood eating.

I DO realistic.

I DO cost effective.

I DO fast healthy food.

I live this life for health. I pulled out of the matrix some time ago and can show you how to as well- ensuring you don’t miss out on ANYTHING and ensuring you get the best hands-on experience in the kitchen, having fun, making the best food you have ever tasted.

The great thing about my workshops is that I don’t push you into anything. I’m not selling you anything, not marketing any product.

I’m just showing you how I maintain a body fat of between 14-16% without dieting, withoutspending pretty much any time in the gym, without obsessing about what I CANT have to eat. I eat– I can assure of you that- look at my Instagram page, click HERE to follow me there! -and you will see what I make .. the photos are mine and I made 99% of that. Ate it too.

When my eating is off, I can train for hours in the gym, do bikram yoga, run a million miles ..and my body will be bigger than what I want it to be.

When my eating is on- without dietingI am healthy, lean and energetic. My skin is clear. My mind is in that happy place and fat falls off without thinking about it. I spend less time working out, more time sleeping and resting. More time in peace.

You can get on that journey too if you register for one of these workshops.. email me here : info@vashte.com.

They are fun, they are delicious and they will empower you to make more clever choices- without missing out. Stuff that! You could stop the binges. You can stop the obsession. You can gain back control through healthy wholefood eating- its logical. It’s easy. It will save you money and time- and your kids will love you for it.

Do you want to know how to start eatinghealthy without it costing the earth?

I invite you to come along to any one, or many of my wholefood workshopscoming up between now and early December. We ran two in September- the review is HERE. Take a read to find out what other people think of them- and then book your spot!

Then join me on: Saturday 15th Nov 2014

HEALTHY SWEET TREATS:

We are all busy at this time of the year..all heading to parties and social gatherings.. all eating and drinking more than usual..

So if you want ideas on HEALTHY SWEET TREATS ..this workshop is for you.

If you would like to make treats for you, and the whole family that won’t make you or them sick, fat, or bloated…

If you want to get rid of the guilt..

If you want to enjoy some sweetness without the after-effects..

If you want to enjoy healthy whole food- that is less likely to disrupt your blood sugars, your thinking, your size..

email me or call me for your space on Saturday 6th Dec .

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Why miss out when you have goals for your health? You don’t have to.

Why go on a ‘diet’ especially at this time of the year… When you all know they just don’t work.

Why feel guilty when you have a desire for something ‘you think you ”shouldn’t” be eating”….. maybe you can…. same-same…but DIFFERENT….

When you come to a workshop with me- I will get you involved in the kitchen to give you confidence, a hands on experience, pack it with fun, and show you how to use ingredients that the body just loves… no genetic modification- no refined sugars- no fake food – no DR FRANK-EIN- FOOD.

When you come to a workshop with me- you have a load of laughs and get plenty of really neat ideas to share with your family and friends.

It is high time we took back ownership of our health- and our food is just one place we can start.

m: 0419 275 910

You ought to try them out if you haven’t already- do a google search for any on in your area and head down this weekend!

They are fun, filled with very good people, and loaded with goodies like organic fresh veges and fruits, sweet treats, gluten free, dairy free, natural oils and awesome goods for your body and your mind to LOVE. Genuine people, real people.

There is a myth that healthy living is expensive. It doesn’t have to be. Not if you buy localand not if you get to know your farmers! Meet the ‘real people’. Cut out the big corporations and middle men and go straight to the source. SAVE your money and SAVE your health

Tomorrow I am very excited to be going to my favourite markets..The Burleigh Markets! I have spoken about them before on many occasions and today I am going to do the same! What I am mega excited about is taking Craig’s daughter down for some yummy food,and to meet some of my favourite peoplethere…

On the menu tomorrow is:

PALEO PANCAKESfrom Purely Natural. YUMMO! I am a huge fan of their product- so much so they have given me a discount code for any people who follow me.. I get no commission for this- I just totally DIG their product. If you want 15% OFF their certified, raw products online– read HERE for the discount code and website address. Why don’t you come and join me for PANCAKES tomorrow after a CROSSFIT SESH people?!I know you cross fitters love PALEO!!!

I will also be introducing Craig’s lovely daughter to my favourite RAW FOOD MASTERS: Colin and Bryn from RAW CONNECTIONS. Go HERE to visit their website. Better still – come down and meet them yourselves!! I will be having either their quinoa porridge– if its still on the menu- or I bags the raw pizzawhich is my all time favourite. DEVINE! If you love sweets- oh my Lord you MUST try ANY of their raw food treats. These guys have had 20 years in the business- so they know their stuff!!! MORE than any other newbee popping up around this joint calling themselves ‘chefs…gurus.. blah blah blah.. pick their brains- they are such a wealth of knowledge and will give you all the time of the day!

Organic and spray free veges and fruits are here- make sure you find the real deal

AND RAW HONEY. When you make sweets or want to sweeten food- I use Purely Natural Coconut Nectar or RAW honey. NEVER buy honey from the supermarket- EVER. EVER. EVER. You just don’t know what that stuff REALLY is… Come down and get a beee – utiful jar of raw honey from $5.00 which is CHEAPER than the supermarket… and let your body and mind thank you for it.

All these people are found in the covered section at the Burleigh Markets- Burleigh School- Gold Coast Highway.

THEN head across the road to MARIE-ANITA’S – this is the BESTcafé on the Gold Coast. Marie-Anita and Maz have an artisan glutenfree café serving meals and food and coffee and tea to send you into foodie heaven. Take a loaf of Marie’s Sorghum bread home.. baked on premises.. and go get my absolute favourite.. you have GOT to try her coconut muffins.. ohhh so light and NO SUGAR ADDED.

Come down and enjoy the morning with me! Treat your tummy- your body and your mind to food from the earth. Come away feeling amazing and light and on top of the world! Great way to start the day!! I’m so excited!!

“Great! Enjoyed it! It was a fun day and that chia – oh my gosh – So amazing – can’t wait to buy some and get making for home. Loved it and thanks Vashte for the experience. It was great and the knowledge you shared too …My soup was amazing and I shared with my parents they loved it too so good with my Curry plant in it chia pudding is next to make “ G Ritchie.

“The workshop is jam- packed full of great ideas for tasty and nutritious meals and snacks. I really enjoyed the workshop. The ladies were all lovely, and the ideas were just fantastic. I got an incredible amount of new ideas and recipes out of the day, which I have already started to use. I am off to the shops today to get a few additional things also. Can’t wait to permanently make even just a few changes (lemon in the morning, himilayan salt, coconut oil to cook etc etc) I really appreciate that you are a wealth of knowledge and experience, so I wanted to ask what I could. Thanks Vashte” C Borghouts.

“Amazing! Thankyou for inviting me into your home to learn and taste some incredible recipes. I can’t wait to try my hand at the pizza and soup. Actually I cant wait to try them all! For me today has shown me that healthy eating is easy to make and so amazingly tasty and filling….Quinoa salad made last night! Yummy but think I overdid quinoa a bit :/ next to try…… Vegetable soup!” Sarah

“I felt this workshop was highly beneficial to me. I learnt so much about health, food and about weightloss. I thought it was great to learn while we were cooking” Liliana.

“Becoming more aware of the chemistry of the foods was invaluable. The food was delicious and nothing was too difficult or expensive, and I will be able to implement this at home.” Kylie

“Definitely learnt how to use healthier products and had a lot of fun learning.Thank you once again for your teaching of wonderful food ideas. My son and I had a lovely time shopping at Flannery’s on Sunday and purchased lots of new food. I made the slow cooked soup for dinner tonight and we loved it. Thank you for your fabulous recipes and we look forward to making most of them. I look forward to learning more from you. You are just so passionate.
“ Desley.

“It was fantastic – great information and learning with practical doable recipes. I really liked that it was interactive.Thanks for yesterday Vashte it was a great workshop! And I’m definitely going to commit to making the pizza, sushi, cereal and chia pudding this month – one new thing a week I had lost some momentum with my clean eating so your workshop has rekindled the spark – thank you. I meant to ask you for the recipe for the dehydrator cracker which were fantastic – is there any chance I could get that off you as I can’t wait to try out me dehydrator!
Thanks again Vashte and I look forward to the release of the dates for your next workshops “ Vicky

“The combination of clear food- totally delicious! Plan ahead, empower myself and choice. Many new ingredients were used today that I am excited to apply to my lifestyle. Thankyou so much. Loved today!” Elizabethrose

“I came to get fresh cooking tips and I got it” Darren

“I found you very knowledgeable and passionate about what you do. It was great to learn about new ingredients I have never used before. I will enjoy testing some of them out.” Jo

“Yes, I was very impressed. So many good things to try” Barbara.

“What a fun, interesting afternoon! Have learnt so much and can’t wait to try ideas and ways of cooking” C. Campbell

“Inspiration and encouragement. We are on the right track. Keep doing what we are doing”. Gina

“Yes! Plenty of great information. Best part is making unknown ingredients far less scary. And everything tastes so good! Change can be so difficult that often we don’t even take the leap at all. Attending your food workshop on the weekend not only took away our fear but inspired us to experiment and have fun with food that will only serve to nourish us… This morning we enjoyed your “Heaven in a Glass” and from a 5 and 9 year old, it got thumbs up. (Mr 5 said maybe less seeds would be good, but his glass was still well eaten from lol). Thank you Vash Te, we are so happy to have begun this path with your help. Such an awesome afternoon. Would recommend to anybody wanting to take action toward real health xx Dylan was walking on clouds when we left, actually muttered “that was one of the best days of my life” haha, bless his little heart xxx Love Paula and Dylan xx My kitchen has never smelt soo good. …Thanks to Vash Te and her amazing food workshop! ‪#‎vegesoup‬‪#‎pearledbarley‬‪#‎coconutheaven‬ And the best part is, it’s ALL GOOD! ‪#‎ohmygoodness‬!! Lol xx ” Paula

DoYOUwant to be part of the wholefood revolution?!!

Come to my workshopswhere I keep the numbers low so that you can ask questions, get involved and play.

I take the pretentiousness out of healthy cooking.

I refuse Superfood Snobberyat the door.

We laugh, we try new ideas, we taste, we eat and we learn at our own pace.